CPU Possibly Overheating
Posted by Reference360@reddit | buildapc | View on Reddit | 9 comments
Hi everyone, I built my PC around 3 years ago with an Intel Core i7 14700KF. I know this generation has some power issues, but I thought I fixed it with undervolting. However, I checked the temps after browsing and gaming for about 2 hours and I noticed the"VR Limit" was over 100C despite the water cooling. Is there something I can do to cool down my computer? Is this normal?
OrigamiShiro@reddit
Did you update the bios after building it? Or did you just wing it
deTombe@reddit
Which Motherboard are you using and cooler? 14700K needs at least 250 watt cooler to handle full multicore draw. If using an MSI motherboard have a whole list of possible issues and solutions.
BowlJumpy5242@reddit
What CPU cooler are you using? How is your case cooling? Either one can cause what you're seeing.
DZCreeper@reddit
Might be an incorrect sensor reading. Switch to hwinfo64.
What motherboard do you have? What liquid cooler? Are you using an LGA1700 contact frame?
HankHippoppopalous@reddit
I have a 14700 (non-K) and the VR Limit is a hard cap on the temp limit. Mine is a very static 115 degres - Notice your "max" and "min" are all the same? This is why
You're fine
aragorn18@reddit
VR Limit means the maximum temperature the voltage regulators can hit before they start power throttling. It's a cap, not a measurement of any component.
theninjaseal@reddit
Voltage regulators limit temp.
Meaning the motherboard will do something - maybe throttle, maybe bsod or hard crash - if the VRMs reach 123⁰C.
If I read right that same screen showed the VR Core at like 55C, very reasonable.
If you dig there are likely a few CPU limit temps in there as well. I know CPUZ shows for my 14900k the TJMax set in bios, the Chip's own thermal max temp, the initial throttling temp, and maybe 1 or 2 more.
Even though they are static values, they are reported as temperatures. Because they are. But they are temperature values stored in ROM, not read from a sensor.
Slottr@reddit
Is your bios up to date?
BaronB@reddit
That’s on the motherboard itself, not the CPU. Likely means you got a motherboard with inadequate cooling for its power delivery or you aren’t running your case’s intake fans fast enough to get airflow over it.